Theory and Practice of the Science of Human Settlements in China
Abstract：
The science of human settlements is the science that studies the relationship and development between human settlements and their environments. China’s theory and practice of the science of human settlements are one of the landmark achievements of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up. The paper is divided into two parts, the theory and the practice. Part one outlines the origin and development of the science of human settlements in China and its core contents. As its founder of the science of human settlements in China, Wu Liangyong developed and integrated the methods of architecture, urban and rural planning, and landscape architecture. As a result, he provided a theoretical framework for the development of human settlements in urban and rural area as spatially ordered and environment suitable for living. Part two describes the various practice activities around the science of human settlements, from the “Habitat I” to the “Habitat III”, the conferences of the United Nations, from the Habitat Agenda to the New Urban Agenda, the Habitat Movement at home and abroad have closely exchanged and promoted interaction. Under the supervision of Wu Liangyong, the research team of Tsinghua University has adhered to problem-oriented and from the reality of China in the practice. Wu Liangyong with his team has looked consciously for a new “paradigm” for the development of human settlements in urban-rural areas and continued to promote the development of human settlements of progress.